St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-14
MANY RESOLUTIONS.
For Parks and Other City Affairs
Before the Chamber.

The resolution of Thomas Cochran,
condemning the turf exchange and pool
selling on ball games, introduced into
the chamber of commerce yesterday,
was referred to the executive commit
tee. The proposition of G. G. Pratt to
organize a bridge company was referred
to the committee on manufactures. The-
preamble and resolution offered by Gen.
q Andrews, recommending that the board
of park commissions condemn as. large a
tract of land as practicable OH the bank
Of the Mississippi, opposite Minnehaha
falls. for a public park for the use of
st. Paul, was referred to the committee
on streets, reads and parks. hIr. Nc
Chung offered long resolution in favor
of a system of parks and b0uleyardS,
and condemning the city council for
its action on the matter as an assumption
of power by the council and a virtual
notification of the act of he.legfslature.
This was referred to the executive COM
mittee and the committee on streets,
roads and parks. A resolution offered
by Mr.. Stevens to the effect that the
special committee previously appointed
to confer with the union depot officials
confer again and report to the chamber
why the promise made to the chamber
by the Union Depot company relative to
the improvement Of said depot, has not
yet been made. A resolution offered by
Mr.. McClung condemning the erection
of slaughter houses between the two
cities was adopted, and another offered
by him that the committee on tranSporta-
ton inquire and report as to whether st.
Paul is receiving such service and i'm
provements from the Street Car COM
pany as it is entitled to, and that said
committee hold a meeting in the cham
or pit
ing on the subject, was adopted.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The president announced the follow
ing standing committees:
EXecutive-P. II. Kelly, D. W. Ingersoli,
j. T. Averill, Ed Rice. j. w. McClung,
Thomas Cochran, Jr., P. Berkey,H II. A. Castle,
J. W. Bishop, A. Oppenheim, u. r. Noyes, F.
den, K. A. Smith.
Property and Finanee-P Berkey, D. R.
Noyes, j. W. Bishop, William Lindeke, J. d.
Ludden.
Mercantile-D. R. Noyes, William Lin.
dekc, A. G. Postlethwaite, c. Seabury, d. II.
Moon.
Manufactures-E. E. Scribner, j. H. Bryant,
A. oPpenhemI E Sulqsy, & soh staxe,s
E. G Rogers, c. E. Flandrau. II. j. Horn
Transportation-J. w. Bishop, A. NJ Law
ton. W. S. Morton, E. w. Peet, A. S. Tai
madge.
Mississippi River. W. McCiung, C. H.
Lienau, W. A. Somers, W. P. Murray, James
King, A. G. Rice, n. Ford.
Streets, Roads and Parks-D. D. Merrill,
Thomas Cochran, Jr., L. w. Rundlett, E. S.
Norton, z. B. Wheeler.
Health and Sanitation-D. Day, E. J. Hodg-
son, J. II. Bryant, G. V. Bacon. r. r. Dorr.
Buildings and Fire Department
Nichols, Louis Baker, j. B. Grbben, C. II.
Lienau, T. d. Hager.
Taxes, County and City Officials. D.
Ludden, P. Berkey, Z. n. SumWalt, a IL
LAYTON, J. Kelleher.
Statistics and Correspondence-H. P Hall,
II. A. Castle, A. H. Hornsby.
Nominations--D. w. .Ingersell. H. P. Hall.
F. A. Fogg, II. A. Castle, A. Oppcnheim, L.
K. Stone, Charles Nichols
Reception-Thomas Cochran. Jr.. W. s.
Moulton, D. H. Moon. L. X. Stone. G. V.
Bacon, II. s. Fairchild, J. W. McClung.
State Fair-P. II. Kelly. D. W. Ingersoll,
William Lindeke, j. 7. Ayerill D. d. Merrill,
Peter Berkey, II. S. Fairchild.
CAuditing-A. Oppenheim, W. s Morton, j.
D. Ludden.